Heading and elevating machine



Oct. 23, 1928.

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Patented Oct. Z3, 1928.

UNITED STATES HARVE D. ROSE AND ARCI-IIE MANTHE, OF WAMEGO, KANSAS.

HEADING AND ELEVATING MACHINE.

Application led February Our invention relates to heading and elevatingmachines adapted for cutting the heads from the stocks of kaifir cornafter the corn has been cut.

rEhe object of our invention is to provide a Simple portable mechanismthat is handily conveyed through the field to the points of actionhereinafter described.

A further object of our invention is to provide a mechanism adapted tocarry its p-ower actuating means.

A still further object of our invention is to provide a mechanism havingattaching means to connect to the rear of a wagon bed as conveying'means and simultaneously in proper position to discharge the severedheads centrally in the Wagon bed.

A still further object of our invention is to provide a mechanism thatwill eliminate excess labor and cost of topping the kaftir corn, all ofwhich is accomplished as hereinafter described.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. I is a top view of the machine with member 89 removed, the positionthereof being shown by dotted lines.

Fig. H is a side view of the machine as attached to the rear end of awagon bed.

Fig. Hl is an opposite side view from Fig. H. i

The machine herein disclosed consists of a frame having a platform 1,vertical posts 2 and brace members 3 and 8', and a brace member e forthe platform; the said frame being carri-et by wheels 5 positioned oneach side thereof and rotatably mounted on an axle 6; the said axlebeing attached to the top side of the platform. Positioned on theplatform is an internal combustion engine 7, and a gasoline tank 8. Onone end of the crank shaft of the engine is a fly wheel 9; on t-heopposite end is a pulley l() as means for transmitting power through themedium of a belt 11 to a pulley 12 which is rigidly connected to a shaft13; said shaft being trunnioned in bearings 14 which are rigidlyattached to the posts 2. On one end of said shaft is detachablypositioned a circular-saw 15, and on the opposite end is a fly wheel 16.On the outwardly extending end of the shaft is a pulley 17; the saidpulley driving a belt 18 as a power transmitting element actuating apulley 19 that is rigid on a shaft 20. On the opposite end of said shaftis a sprocket 21 functioning as the driving means for a feed chain 22;the said chain being horizontally 25, 1926. rSerial No. 90,592.

positioned and engaging on a sprocket The object of the chain Willhereinafter be more fully explained.

The said belt 18 engages on a pulley 24 which is the driving means for aroller actuating the travel of a conveying belt 25; said. belt being'the elevator for the kaiiir corn heads from the cutting means to thewagon bed. As a tightening means for the belt 18, we have provided anidle pulley 26 mounted on the end of a lever 27; the said lever beingfulcrumed on bolt 28 and vertically guided by a member 29 having rachetson the inside thereof to engage in the edge of the lever, and caused toengage and disengage by springing the lever sideways for its upward anddownward movement- (the rachet not being shown).

Rigidly attached to the opposite side of the frame from the pulleys is atable 30 having a groove 3l longitudinally positioned therein; the saidygroove adapted to receive the feed chain 22 in its rotation; the saidchain beingtensioned by a yoke having a threaded portion 32 actuatingthe horizontal movement of the sprocket 23; (the said yoke not beingshown in the sectional View of the table in Fig. 2).

Laterally extending and spaced along the chain are lingers 33; saidlingers functioning as conveying means to carry the bundles of katlircorn towards the saw blade, and as the heads are severed they will dropo n the conveying belt approximately at a point A as shown in Fig. 1. Toprevent the heads from dropping downward over the lower end of theconveyor we have provided a baille plate 34, the lower edge of whichengages closely to the strips 35, transversely positioned and spacedalong the said belt; the said strips being of thickness suflicient tocatch the shattered grain from the heads, conveying them to the wagonsimultaneous with the heads.

The elevating means for the mechanism consists of a forwardly extendingchute having a bottom 36 and sides 37. On the inside of the sides is acleat 38 lapping over the edges of the conveying belt which ispreferably'made of canvas. It will be understood that the ends of thestrips 35 travel closely to the sides of the cleat the object of thisconstruction is to prevent the shattered grains from passing over theedges of the canvas. On the opposite side of the chute from the saw isan upwardly extending portion of the lOl) llO

side board as at B, and positioned on the top thereof is a board 39, thesaid members function as means to prevent the displacement of the headswhile being cut. The member B functions as a bracing means attaching theframe and conveyor firmly together, while the opposite side is tied bymeans of the table which is securely attached to the side board by aniron strap lit), and the opposite -end by a bracket il; it beingunderstood that the side to which the strap is attached extends downwardconnecting to the posts 2.

Centrally positioned and rigidlyattached to the side boards is a bra-cemember t2 having a bar t3 attached to the apex thereof, and centrallypositioned on said bar is a pin le adapted to engage in a perforation ofan angle bar last said bar being rigidly attached to an end gate t6 ofthe wagon bed 17; note that the wheels of the wagon are not shown inconnection with the bed, but it is understood that the wagon is theconveying means for the machine and means for conveying the severedheads to storage. On the extreme outer end of the n'rachine conveyor isa tensioning means i8 for the conveying belt, and should the belt beinclined to sag in its travel we have provided a semicircular plate 49to prevent the cleat 35 from catching on the bar 4:8 in their descent.

ln `Fig. Hl is shown a pivotally connected leg 50 functioning as asupport when the machine is detached from the wagon bed, the said leg isadapted to swing rearward to position on the side boards as shown bydotted lines.

To operate the machine is as follows:

WV hen the iield of kaiiir corn is cut and shocked in the field, we takethe machine and attach it to the rear end of the wagon and drive to oneof the shocks; the engine is then put in action actuating the saw andconveyors. The folder is then placed on the table with the headsprojecting over the conveying belt, at which time the fingers 33 drawthe stocks in contact with the saw, severing the heads allowing them todrop on the conveyor as heretofore described. The fodder is then thrownaside, the cutting being quick in its operation. The shock of corn issoon headed, we then move to the next shock which is done without thedelay of detaching anchoring means and attaching means for suchtemporary transportation, and when the wagon bed is illed with theheads, we simply detach 'the pin 44. from its aperture and allow themachine to rest on the leg 50, and on returnof the wagon the pin isengaged and work proceeds for heading` another load.

We do not confine the mechanism herein disclosed to heading kafir corn,as it may be used for cane or other headed grain.

Such modifications may be employed as lie within the scope of theappended claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

i. In a heading and elevating machine, a frame lcarried by a pair ofwheels, a slotted saw table positioned on the frame, an elevator chuteattached to the frame, and having a standard pivotally connected to cachside thereof as temporary supporting means therefor, a pivotal andremovable connection comprising a bar and a pin centrally positioned andlaterally extending from the ba a bace member afliXed to each side of tle elevator as carrying means for the bar, said pin to be attached to thebed of a wagon as conveying means for the machine.

2. ln a heading and elevating machine, a`v

frame, an engine, an elevator and shaft and saw positioned on the frame,the shaft and elevator actuated by the engine through the medium of abelt and a series oi piilleys, a table having a longitudinalslotextending therethrough, a conveyor chain passing through said slot,fingers on said chain for engaging the stalks of material to be cut, andmoving against the saw, said elevator to receive and convey the severedportions.

HARVE l). ROSE. ARGHIE MANTHE.

